Devon County Council election, 2013

Devon County Council election, 2013
England
2 May 2013
All 62 seats to Devon County Council
32 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Party Conservative Liberal Democrat
Seats won 38 9
Seat change Decrease3 Decrease4
  Third party Fourth party
 
Party Labour UKIP
Seats won 7 4
Seat change Increase1 Increase4

Map showing the results of the 2013 Devon County Council elections.
Council control before election

Conservative

 Council control after election

Conservative

An election to Devon County Council took place on 2 May 2013 as part of the United Kingdom local elections, 2013. 62 councillors were elected from electoral divisions which returned one county councillor each by first-past-the-post voting for a four-year term of office. The electoral divisions were the same as those used at the previous election in 2009. No elections were held in Plymouth and Torbay, which are unitary authorities outside the area covered by the County Council.

All locally registered electors (British, Irish, Commonwealth and European Union citizens) who were aged 18 or over on Thursday 2 May 2013 were entitled to vote in the local elections. Those who were temporarily away from their ordinary address (for example, away working, on holiday, in student accommodation or in hospital) were also entitled to vote in the local elections,[1] although those who had moved abroad and registered as overseas electors cannot vote in the local elections. It is possible to register to vote at more than one address (such as a university student who had a term-time address and lives at home during holidays) at the discretion of the local Electoral Register Office, but it remains an offence to vote more than once in the same local government election.[2]

Summary

The election saw the Conservative Party maintain overall control with a reduced majority of fourteen seats. The Liberal Democrats remained the council's largest single opposition party, while the Labour Party made a net gain of one seat. UKIP took its first seats on the council, winning four. The Green Party regained its seat (Totnes Rural) following an interim defection to the Labour Party. The election also saw three independent councillors elected.

Results

Devon County Council election, 2013[3][4]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 38 2 5 -3 61.3 35.3 69,825
  Liberal Democrat 9 2 6 -4 14.5 16.0 31,683
  Labour 7 2 1 +1 11.3 13.2 26,044
  UKIP 4 4 0 +4 6.5 23.0 45,550
  Independent 3 1 0 +1 4.8 5.6 11,148
  Green 1 1 0 +1 1.6 6.5 12,785
  Others 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 447
  Liberal 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 422
  BNP 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 28

Note: seat changes reflect the council composition immediately before the election, taking into account the defection of the Liberal Democrat councillor for Exwick & St Thomas to the Labour Party, and the June 2012 defection of the Green Party councillor for Totnes Rural to the Labour Party.

References

  1. ↑ "The Representation of the People (Form of Canvass) (England and Wales) Regulations 2006, Schedule Part 1". Legislation.gov.uk. 13 October 2011. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
  2. ↑ "I have two homes. Can I register at both addresses?". The Electoral Commission. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
  3. ↑ "Devon County Council Elections 2009". Devon County Council. Retrieved 2013-05-04.
  4. ↑ "Election 2013 – Results | Democracy in Devon". Devon County Council. Retrieved 2013-05-04.
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